Coin-wrapper



(No ModeL) W. S. GAGE. COIN WRAPPER. No.. 445,445. Patented Jan. 27, .1891.

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\VIIJLIAM S. GAGE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

COIN-WRAPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,445, dated J annary 27, 1891.

Application filed August 18, 1890. Serial No. 362,329. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM S. GAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Coin-\Vrappers; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the same.

My invention relates to the class of wrappers for holdingcoin in rolls.

It consists in a strip of suitable material to be wound about the roll of coins and provided with flexible tongues projecting from each side and adapted to be bent down over and upon each end of the roll.

For convenience, coins are frequently wrapped in rolls, each roll containing any desirable or given number of the same denomination. This facilitates both the counting and handling of the coin.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective wrapper which can be easily and quickly applied and removed, and which will hold the coins perfectly. It is adapted for wrapping coins of all denominations.

Referring to the accompanying, drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 is a View of my wrapper. Fig. 2 is a view showing it applied to and inclosing a roll of coins.

A is a strip of any suitable material, which is adapted to be wound about the roll of coins. It may consist of paper of suitable strength, or cloth, or cloth-lined paper, or any other flexible material adapted for the purpose. The ends of the strip may be secured together in any suitable manner and by any suitable fastening. One way is to provide one end with mucilage, whereby it is adapted to stick to the other end. This strip A is provided with one or more tongues B, which project from each side of it. These tongues may be made of any suitable flexible material, sheet metal being preferred. They may be secured to the strip A in any suitable manner, and each tongue may be separate from the other, though the preferable form is, as I have here shown them, single narrow strips piercing the strip A transversely and having an end extending beyond each side. This secures them neatly and easily to the strip A.

To use this wrapper it is laid with one end in the'palm of the hand and the tongues of the first cross-strip are bent upwardly so as to form temporary guards while putting the required number of coins on to the wrapper. Then the wrapper is wound about the roll of coins audits ends secured togetherby a proper fastening, as, for example, by moistening the mucilage heretofore spoken of on one end. \Vhen thus wrapped, the strip A is in a cylindrical form about the coin roll, while the tongues B project above and below the ends of the roll. These tongues are then bent downwardly flat upon the top and bottom of the roll, as is shown in Fig. 2, whereby the coins are confined Within the wrapper. These tongues form the end guards, and thestrip A itself is not folded over the ends as is customary. The strip A may or may not be per forated or slitted or otherwise provided with openings to expose the body of the coin-roll.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A coin-wrapper consisting of a strip of suitable material to be wound about the coinroll, and strips of flexible material secured transversely to the winding-strip and having each end projecting to form tongues to be bent down upon the ends of the coin-roll, substantially as herein described.

2. A coin-wrapper consisting of the strip of material to be wound about the coin-roll and the strips of flexible sheet metal piercing the winding-strip transversely and having their ends projecting from the sides of said strip, forming tongues to be bent down upon the ends of the coin -rol1, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

7 \VILLIAM S. GAGE.

Witnesses:

S. 1-1. NOURSE, II. 0. LEE. 

